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Lakeside is a small town of 1,401 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 41 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $346k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,401people
$346kTypical home
$1,708/moRent
97° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,401
- Part of a metro area
- About 803 people per sq mi
- 41 mi to Dallas, TX
- 41 mi to Dallas, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $346k (≈$2,184/mo)
- Median rent $1,708/mo
- Median household income $112k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,060 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FTW airport
- 26 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 692 ft
- 256 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 55 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 638 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk